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Former special counsel Jack Smith to testify before Senate on Trump investigations

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Former special counsel Jack Smith is set to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday to defend his two criminal investigations of President Donald Trump amid growing calls from Republicans that Smith himself face prosecution by Trump's Justice Department.

Smith, who secured indictments against Trump over his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss and his alleged unlawful retention of classified documents after leaving the White House, has repeatedly said he believes he could prove Trump's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt and defended the actions of his investigative team.

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USThe Guardian

Death of Tenessee sheriff’s office canine leads to criminal investigation

Patrol dog’s handler resigned after it emerged Bart had died of heatstroke due to severe dehydration in nearly 101F heat The recent death of a Tennessee sheriff’s office dog after being left in an outdoor kennel without water for a day and a half in excessive heat has prompted the animal’s handler to resign amid administrative and criminal investigations, according to authorities. Bart had been a patrol dog specializing in suspect apprehension, tracking, searches and drug detection before his handler found him dead inside his outdoor kennel on 19…

USABC News

Officials looking into possible new ransom note related to Nancy Guthrie

TUCSON, Ariz. -- Authorities are looking into the possibility of a new ransom note related to the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie , nearly eight months after she went missing from her home outside Tucson, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department said Monday. The sheriff's department and the FBI Guthrie Task Force were recently made aware of the possible ransom note as well as social media comments related to it, the statement from the sheriff's department said. Investigators are working to determine its credibility. Officials did not immediately release details on how they found the note or what was in it.

USCBS News

U.S. ban on almost $1 billion in Canadian imports takes effect

Washington — U.S.-Canada relations, already tense, are likely to deteriorate further after the United States went ahead early Tuesday with a decision to ban nearly $1 billion worth of Canadian imports, including alcoholic beverages, dairy products and motorcycles. The ban amounts to barely a ripple in $880 billion worth of a two-way annual trade between the two northern neighbors, but marks another ratcheting up of President Trump's second-term trade war with America's longtime ally and trading partner.